In the period from November 2014 until the end of April 2015 nine (9) FIDE ARBITERS’ SEMINARS were organized in the following places and dates, under the auspices of FIDE:

1.New Delhi, INDIA, 11-13 November 2014 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

2.Colombo, SRI LANKA, 26-28 November 2014 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

3.Yaoundé, CAMEROON, 26-28 November 2014 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

4.Sauremo, ANGOLA, 2-4 December 2014 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

5.Ankara, TURKEY, 5-7 December 2014 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

6.Dubai, UAE, 7-9 December 2014 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).

7.Quezon, PHILIPPINES, 17-21 December 2014 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).

8.Al Ain, UAE, 18-20 December 2014 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).9. Eybens, FRANCE, 20-21 December 2014 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).

10.Moscow, RUSSIA, 31 January 2014 – 5 February 2015 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).

11.Casablanca, MOROCCO, 1-4 February 2015 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

12.Plovdiv, BULGARIA, 4-7 February 2015 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

13.Luang Prabang, LAOS, 12-16 February 2015 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

14.Melbourne, AUSTRALIA, 28 February – 1 March 2015 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

15.Jerusalem, ISRAEL, 1-3 March 2015 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

16.39th INTERNET ( FIDE ARBITERS’ COMMISSION ), 9-14 March 2015 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

17.Hammamet, TUNISIA, 30 March – 1 April 2015 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

The following FIDE Arbiters’ Seminars have been approved for the next period:

1.Eastern Region, SAUDI ARABIA, 16-19 April 2015

2.41st INTERNET ( ARAB CHESS FEDERATION ), 20-24 April 2015

3.Cairo, EGYPT, 8-12 May 2015

4.Plovdiv, BULGARIA, 4-7 February 2015

5. Pattaya, THAILAND, 9-13 May 2015

6. Esfahan, IRAN, 13-17 May 2015

7. 42nd INTERNET (FIDE ARBITERS’ COMMISSION), 25-31 May 2015

8. Doha, QATAR, 28-31 May 2015

9. Singapore, SINGAPORE, 2-6 June 2015

10. Rosenheim, GERMANY, 11-14 June 2015

11. Las Vegas, USA, 16-18 June 2015

12. Cali, COLOMBIA, 1-4 July 2015

13. Ulaanbaatar, MONGOLIA, 6-10 July 2015

14. Dresden, GERMANY, 21-25 October 2015.

The list of the direct FA titles from Seminars for approval by the PB is attached

B.ARBITERS’ COMMISSION DISCIPLINARY SUBCOMMITTEE’S DECISION

REGARDING THE MONGOLIAN CASE (IA Genden Altan-Och)

The Arbiters’ Commission Disciplinary Subcommittee dealt with the case of the two Mongolian Arbiters (IA Genden Altan-Och and FA Batsaikhan Tserendorj), who were accused by ex officials of the Mongolian Chess Federation for mishandling of two International Arbiter’s norms for FA Batsaikhan Tserendorj.

Attached are submitted the complaint to FIDE, the information from the Mongolian Chess Federation about the case and the Disciplinary Subcommittee’s decision for the penalties.

C.REFRESHING COURSES FOR ARBITERS ON INTERNET

After the successful organization in 2014 of seven (7) workshops for the training of the International Arbiters (in which 185 Arbiters participated), the FIDE Arbiters' Commission continued the project of the training of the Arbiters by organizing Refreshing Courses on Internet. The following subjects are discussed in these Refreshing Courses: (a) the changes of the Laws of Chess that have been in effect since 1 July 2014. (b) The changes of FIDE Titles, Ratings Regulations and Swiss System regulations that have been in effect since 1 July 2014. (c) The Anti cheating regulations that will be in effect soon. The courses lasted for three days, with one evening session of three (3) hours per day. The participation was free for all licensed International and FIDE Arbiters.

Until now four (4) Refreshing Courses for Arbiters on Internet have been organized (in Russian, Arabic, Spanish and English language), where 155 Arbiters from all over the World participated.

In the next period Refreshing Courses will be also organized in Iran and Singapore.

D.COMMUNICATION WITH FEDERATIONS

Many e-mails have been exchanged with Elista Office, Athens Office and National Federations, clarifying the decisions of the Sochi 2014 FIDE Presidential Board, regarding the titles of FA and IA, and giving information regarding the organization of FIDE Arbiters’ Seminars, as well as the about the Arbiters’ Licenses.

E.2014 ARBITERS’ MANUAL

The Commission in cooperation with the Athens FIDE Office continues distributing to the Federations per their request the books of the 2014 Arbiters’ Manual.

After Tromso Olympiad (where 500 books were distributed to the Delegates of all National Federations, to all Arbiters and to all Officials of the Olympiad) about 1.500 books have been distributed to 50 federations.

F.RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FA AND IA TITLE APPLICATIONS

In the attached file there are the recommendations of the Arbiters’ Commission for the FA and IA title applications that have been submitted for approval by the FIDE PB in Chengdu, China.

In the period from middle of January 2013 until end of April 2013 nineteen (19) FIDE ARBITERS’ SEMINARS were organized in the following places and dates, under the auspices of FIDE:

Patra, GREECE, 25 – 27 January 2013 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

Moscow, RUSSIA, 1-6 February 2013 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

Jeddah, SAUDI ARABIA, 5-8 February 2013 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

Bacau, GAMBIA, 11-14 February 2013 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

HONDURAS, 22nd Internet, 12-17 February 2013 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

Khartoum, SUDAN, 22-27 March 2013 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

Arbiters’ Commission, 23rd INTERNET, 8-14 April 2013 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).

COSTA RICA, 25th INTERNET, 10-14 April 22013 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).

Sochi, RUSSIA, 17-22 April 2013 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).

Patna, INDIA, 18-22 April 2013 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).

UAE, Al Ain, 27-30 November 2012 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).

The following FIDE Arbiters’ Seminars have been approved for the next period:

1. Dubai, UAE, 5-9 May 2013

2. Thessaloniki, GREECE, 24-26 May 2013

3. Osh, KYRGYSTAN, 2-6 June 2013

4. Ureki, GEORGIA, 18-22 June 2013

5. Port Elizabeth, SOUTH AFRICA, 4-7 July 2013

6. Kiryat Ono, ISRAEL, 9-14 July 2013

7. Reilingen, GERMANY, 11-14 July 2013.

The list of the FA norms and titles for approval by the PB are attached.

B. COMMUNICATION WITH FEDERATIONS

Many e-mails have been exchanged with Elista Office and National Federations, clarifying the decisions of the Yerevan 2013 FIDE Presidential Board, regarding the titles of FA and IA, and giving information regarding the organization of FIDE Arbiters’ Seminars, as well as the new regulations about the Arbiters’ License.

C. ARBITERS’ CLASSIFICATION

After requests from many Federations, the Commission has updated the list of the Arbiters’ Classification. The new list has been published since 6 May on the FIDE and Arbiters’ Commission websites.

D. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FA AND IA TITLE APPLICATIONS

In the attached file there is the recommendation of the Arbiters’ Commission for the FA and IA title applications that have been submitted for approval by the FIDE PB in Baku, Azerbaijan.

E. RECOMMENDATION FOR THE LIST OF LECTURERS

The Arbiters’ Commission, after the Azerbaijan Chess Federation’s request (see attached file), recommends IA Faik Gashanov (AZE) to be included in the list of FIDE Lecturers.

F. ARBITERS’ LICENSE

The list of the Licensed Arbiters has been published on the Arbiters’ Commission website since 1 January 2013.

The list is updated daily, according to the lists of Arbiters who get the license, submitted by the Federations. At the moment 125 Federations have sent lists with Arbiters to get the license.

The total number of the Licensed Arbiters so far is about 5.000.

The cards for the Licensed Arbiters are prepared by Athens FIDE Office.

In the period from September 2012 until middle of January 2013 nineteen (19) FIDE ARBITERS' SEMINARS were organized in the following places and dates, under the auspices of FIDE:

1. Istanbul, TURKEY, 29 August – 7 September 2012 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

2. Brasilia, BRAZIL, 5-9 September 2012 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

3. Vladivostok, RUSSIA, 17-21 September 2012 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

4. Sibenik, CROATIA, 27-30 September 2012 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

5. Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA, 28 September – 1 October 2012 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

6. Commission for Women's Chess, 18th INTERNET, 9-14 October 2012 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

7. USA (NACA), 19th INTERNET, 22-27 October 2012 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

8. New Delhi, INDIA, 25-31 October 2012 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).

9. Andorra, ANDORRA, 2-4 November 2012 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).

10. Novokuznetsk, RUSSIA, 5-8 November 2012 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).

11. Maribor, SLOVENIA, 13-18 November 2012 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).

12. La Habana, CUBA, 14-18 November 2012 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).

13. Arbiters' Commission, 21st INTERNET, 19-24 November 2012 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).

14. Suzdal, RUSSIA, 24-27 November 2012 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).

15. Astana, KAZAKHSTAN, 2-5 December 2012 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).

16. Cochabamba, BOLIVIA, 4-7 December 2012 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).

17. Pulawy, POLAND, 7-9 December 2012 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).

18. Sana'a, YEMEN, 15-21 December 2012 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).

19. PERU, 20th INTERNET, 18-23 December 2012 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).

The following FIDE Arbiters' Seminars have been approved for the next period:

1. Patra, GREECE, 25-27 January 2013

2. Moscow, RUSSIA, 1-5 February 2013

3. GAMBIA, 11-14 February 2013

4. Ureki, GEORGIA, 18-22 June 2013

The list of the FA norms and titles for approval by the PB are attached.

B. COMMUNICATION WITH FEDERATIONS

Many e-mails have been exchanged with Elista Office and National Federations, clarifying the decisions of the Istanbul 2012 FIDE Congress, regarding the titles of FA and IA, and giving information regarding the organization of FIDE Arbiters' Seminars, as well as the new regulations about the Arbiters' License.

C. ARBITERS' LICENSE

The list of the Licensed Arbiters has been published on the Arbiters' Commission website since 1 January 2013.

The list is updated daily, according to the lists of Arbiters who get the license, submitted by the Federations. At the moment 108 Federations have sent lists with Arbiters to get the license.

The total number of the Licensed Arbiters so far is about 4.000.

The cards for the Licensed Arbiters are prepared by Athens FIDE Office.

D. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FA AND IA TITLE APPLICATIONS

In the attached file there is the recommendation of the Arbiters' Commission for the FA and IA title applications that have been submitted for approval by the FIDE PB in Yerevan, Armenia.

In the period from end October 2011 until beginning of January 2012 ten (10) FIDE ARBITERS’ SEMINARS were organized in the following places, under the auspices of FIDE:

Gatwick, ENGLAND, 28-30 October 2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

Belgorod, RUSSIA, 1-4 November 2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

Novokuznetsk, RUSSIA, 3-6 November 2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

Caldas Novas, BRAZIL, 19-25 November 2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

12th Internet Seminar, EL SALVADOR, 21-29 November 2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

Lisbon, PORTUGAL, 2-4 and 9-11 December 2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

London, ENGLAND, 5-9 December 2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

Lusaka, ZAMBIA, 13-16 December 2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

Chennai, INDIA, 6-9 January 2012 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).

Ruzoberock, SLOVAKIA, 20-22 January 2012 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).

The following FIDE Arbiters’ Seminars have been approved for the next period:

Zahedan IRAN, 26-29 January 2012.

Moscow, RUSSIA, 1-4 February 2012.

Ankara, TURKEY, 8-12 February 2012.

Athens, GREECE, 17-19 February 2012.

14th Internet Seminar, ITALY, 24 March-1 April 2012.

Samarkand, UZBEKISTAN, 4-8 April 2012.

Linz, AUSTRIA, 24-27 May 2012.

The list of the FA norms and titles for approval by the PB are attached.

B. COMMUNICATION WITH FEDERATIONS

Many e-mails have been exchanged with Elista Office and National Federations, clarifying the decisions of the Krakow 2011 FIDE Congress, regarding the titles of FA and IA, and giving information regarding the organization of FIDE Arbiters’ Seminars.

C. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FA AND IA TITLE APPLICATIONS

In the attached file there is the recommendation of the Arbiters’ Commission for the FA and IA title applications that have been submitted for approval by the FIDE PB in Al Ain, UAE.

D. UPDATE OF THE FIDE LECTURERS’ LIST

IA Alexander Tkachev application to be included in the FIDE Lecturers’ list has to be approved, as he fulfills all the requirements, according to the regulations.

In the period from February until end of May 2011 thirteen (13) FIDE ARBITERS’ SEMINARS were organized in the following places, under the auspices of FIDE:

Utrecht, NETHERLANDS, 6,13 October, 3 November 2010 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

3rd Internet Seminar, COLOMBIA, 24-30/1//2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

Mecca, SAUDI ARABIA, 1-5/2/2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

Moscow, RUSSIA, 2-5/2/2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

Plovdiv, BULGARIA, 2-5/2/2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

Antalya, TURKEY, 7-10/2/2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

Odessa, UKRAINE, 18-22/2/2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

4th Internet Seminar, PERU, 1-6/3/2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

Jakarta, INDONESIA, 7-12/3/2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

Tashkent, UZBEKISTAN, 22-25/3/2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

Sochi, RUSSIA, 18-21/4/2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

Toluca, MEXICO, 25-27/4/2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)

La Habana, CUBA, 11-15/5/2011 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website).

Madrid, SPAIN, 27-29/5/2011.

The following FIDE Arbiters’ Seminars have been approved for the next period:

Maputo, MOZAMBIQUE, 30/5-5/6/2011.

Aden, YEMEN, 14-18/6/2011.

Agia Napa. CYPRUS, 15-20/6/2011.

Cairo, EGYPT, 18-22/6/2011.

Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA, 30/6-4/7/2011.

Cali, COLOMBIA, 3-8/7/2011.

Kostroma, RUSSIA, 5-8/7/2011

Shenzhen, CHINA, 8-13/7/2011.

Toronto, CANADA, 13-15/7/2011.

Montreal, CANADA, 18-20/7/2011.

Orlando, FL., USA, 30/7-1/8/2011.

Melbourne, AUSTRALIA, 5-8/8/2011.

Caldas Novas, BRAZIL (WYCC 2011), 19-25/11/2011.

The list of the FA norms and titles for approval by the PB are attached.

B. COMMUNICATION WITH FEDERATIONS

Many e-mails have been exchanged with Elista Office and National Federations clarifying the decisions of the 1st Quarter 2011 FIDE Presidential Board in Antalya, regarding the titles of FA and IA, and giving information regarding the organization of FIDE Arbiters’ Seminars.

C. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FA AND IA TITLE APPLICATIONS

In the attached file there is the recommendation of the Arbiters’ Commission for the FA and IA title applications, that have been submitted for approval by the FIDE PB in Al Ain, UAE.